<p>Episode 175: Pleasure, Pain and Creepy Fantasy's with <strong>Nicoletta Heidegger</strong> </p><p><br /></p><p> In this juicy + deeply validating episode, I sit down with the incredible <strong>Nicoletta Heidegger</strong> — Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#110256), award-nominated Sexologist, and host of the hit podcast <em>Sluts &amp; Scholars</em>. Nicoletta specializes in sex therapy and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, offering virtual sessions and sessions at her unique ranch office in Los Angeles. She’s Stanford and Pepperdine educated, holds a Master’s in Human Sexuality from Widener University, and is known for her <strong>shame-free, sex-positive approach</strong> to healing and pleasure.</p><p><br /></p><p>We go <em>all the way in</em> on a topic so many women deal with silently:<br /><strong>Pelvic floor pain and shame around sex.</strong></p><p><br /></p><p>We unpack:</p><p><br />• Why pain during sex is actually <em>not</em> normal (even though many of us were told it is)<br />• How shame, fear, and survival responses show up physically in the pelvic floor<br />• Where pelvic tension, pain, numbness, or tightness <em>actually</em> come from<br />• How to begin healing through nervous system regulation + somatic release<br />• <strong>How to find the </strong><em><strong>right</strong></em><strong> pelvic floor therapist or sex-positive specialist</strong><br />• What real embodied healing looks like — not just “relaxing”<br />• The power of fantasy, desire expression, and permission to be a little <em>wild</em><br />• And yes… the <strong>unexpected serial killer fantasy conversation</strong> (you’re welcome 😈)</p><p>There are also some very real, very funny, very <em>human</em> moments — because healing can be messy, sacred, and hilarious all at once.</p><p><br /></p><p>This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt:</p><p><br />• Shame around your pleasure<br />• Confused by your body<br />• Disconnected during intimacy<br />• Or like you were “broken”</p><p><br /></p><p>You’re not broken. You’re just holding more than your body knows how to process — and that can change.</p><p><br />💜 Share this with someone who needs to know they’re not alone<br /> Your pleasure is not only allowed — it’s sacred.</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow me on Instagram </p><p><a href="http://Instagram.com/sexybizbabepodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram.com/sexybizbabepodcast</a> and tag and share your favorite clips or episodes! </p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to share clips on social and tag @sexybizbabe </p><p>Follow Nicoletta - @therapywithnicoletta or @slutsandscholars</p>